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weariness

/ˈwɪɹinəs/WIH-ree-nuhs
/ˈwɪɹinəs/WIH-ree-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being weary

Common meaning: the state or quality of being weary (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishwerigsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwerysource
  3. Englishweary‘tired’
  4. Englishformed in English from wearyweariness‘the state or quality of being weary (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being weary. It can be inferred from any of: weary.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from weary + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • werig Old English · source word “tired out”

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